“Balance Is Better”: The Wellbeing Benefits of Participating in a Breadth of Sports across a Variety of Settings during Adolescence

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aut.relation.journalInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthen_NZ
aut.researcherEnari, Dion
dc.contributor.authorEnari, DDen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorWilson, O
dc.contributor.authorWhatman, C
dc.contributor.authorWalters, S
dc.contributor.authorKeung, S
dc.contributor.authorChiet, A
dc.contributor.authorMillar, SK
dc.contributor.authorFerkins, L
dc.contributor.authorHinckson, E
dc.contributor.authorHapeta, J
dc.contributor.authorSam, M
dc.contributor.authorRichards, J
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-09T00:08:06Z
dc.date.available2022-08-09T00:08:06Z
dc.date.copyright2022-07-05en_NZ
dc.date.issued2022-07-05en_NZ
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to examine how wellbeing is associated with the setting in which sport participation takes place and the breadth of sport participation. Demographic characteristics (age, gender, ethnicity, deprivation, (dis)ability status), recreational physical activity, and wellbeing were assessed in cohorts of adolescents (11–17 years) between 2017 and 2019 in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Better wellbeing was associated with participation in any sport vs. none (OR = 1.57, 95% CI = 1.30–1.90). Better wellbeing was also associated with participating in any coached sport training (OR = 1.48, 95% CI = 1.33–1.66), competitive sport (OR = 1.33, 95% CI = 1.18–1.49), social sport (OR = 1.33, 95% CI = 1.18–1.49), and uncoached sport training (OR = 1.16, 95% CI = 1.03–1.31) compared to non-participation in the given setting. Wellbeing was not associated with participation in physical education or solo sport. Participating in sport in three to five different settings (3 settings: OR = 1.21, 95% CI = 1.01–1.44; 4 settings: OR = 1.33, 95% CI = 1.09–1.62; 5 settings: OR = 1.37, 95% CI = 1.07–1.75) or sports (3 sports: OR = 1.25, 95% CI = 1.04–1.51; 4 sports: OR = 1.31, 95% CI = 1.06–1.61; 5 sports: OR = 1.33, 95% CI = 1.05–1.69) was associated with better wellbeing compared to participation in a single setting or sport, respectively. A balanced approach to participating across a variety of sport settings and sports that are facilitated by quality coaches may offer the largest additional wellbeing value.
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022, 19(14), 8597; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148597
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph19148597en_NZ
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/15353
dc.publisherMDPI AGen_NZ
dc.relation.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/14/8597
dc.rights© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/).
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccessen_NZ
dc.subjectPhysical activity; Sport; Exercise; Recreation; Leisure; Well-being; Happiness; Adolescents; Young people; Coach
dc.title“Balance Is Better”: The Wellbeing Benefits of Participating in a Breadth of Sports across a Variety of Settings during Adolescenceen_NZ
dc.typeJournal Article
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pubs.organisational-data/AUT/Faculty of Health & Environmental Science/School of Sport & Recreation
pubs.organisational-data/AUT/Faculty of Health & Environmental Science/School of Sport & Recreation/Coaching, Health & Physical Education Department
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